Word
1. stigmatize[?st?ɡm(xù)?ta?z]
In China, women who are single past the age of 27 are stigmatized as sheng nu, or "leftover women".
釋義：be stigmatized to be treated by society as if you should feel ashamed of your situation or behaviour: 歧視
例：Single mothers often feel that they are stigmatized by society
造句：Gays or lesbians are still stigmatized in most countries.
2.stem from
They face severe pressure form their families to marry, stemming from the widespread belief that regardless of education and professional achievement, a woman is "absolutely nothing until she is married"
釋義：to develop as a result of something else:stem from something
同義originate in, arise from, be caused by, derive from
例：His headaches stemmed from vision problems.
造句: The heavy traffic jam not only stems from thousands of vehicles, but is also caused by drivers' neglecting of traffic rules.
3.around the clock
At first, our house was filled with friends and family who made sure we had support around the clock.
釋義： all day and all night
例：Rescuers worked around the clock to free people trapped in the wreckage
造句: The students was studying around the clock to prepare for the final exams.
4 flash forwardto
I flashed forward to an image I 'd never thought of before:a much older version of myself sitting at the same table.
釋義if a film, book etc flashes forward, it shows what happens in the future
? ?flash forward to
例：The movie then flashes forward to their daughter’s fifth birthday.
造句：The book flash forward to an episode about 100 years later.
Expressions
It was the first time I had spoken publicly since becoming a widow and I was still in a fog.
But spending time with these brave women right before the speech lift my spirits
I felt that tingling sensation in my chest and that lump in my throat.
Summary
Thoughts
今天這一章談到的是集體的resilience的作用和他是如何建立的。比如同樣的愿景和同樣的經(jīng)歷。通常我們對(duì)和我們有過類似經(jīng)歷的人都會(huì)有一種額外的親切感，比如“校友”這種關(guān)系，因?yàn)樵?jīng)同在一所學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)生活，就會(huì)覺得彼此關(guān)系格外親近。又或者像我們這樣一起參加的這個(gè)讀書群，也會(huì)因?yàn)樵谝粋€(gè)群體，而產(chǎn)生群體的resilience，讓我們更有力量一起完成一本本原版書的閱讀。
